Corona controls in Regensburg: are the officials also vaccinated?

Created: 01/05/2022, 06:08 AM

Around 100 corona checks are carried out in Regensburg every day (symbol image) © imago

In 2021 the restaurants in Regensburg were often checked.

But the question arises whether the inspectors are also vaccinated.

The city has now taken a stand.

Regensburg - Anyone who checks restaurateurs and retailers to see whether they have been vaccinated should actually have received the dose.

But there were rumors in Regensburg * that inspectors were not always vaccinated.

This is reported by the

 Most recently it came out that one in five of the Bavarian police is unvaccinated.

But what does the city of Regensburg say about it?

"The enforcement officers of the local security service KOS are all vaccinated, the majority already boosted," says the

when asked .

The employees should also be tested regularly.

Currently, the vaccination rate for second vaccinations in the area of ​​the Upper Palatinate police headquarters is also 93 percent. 

Corona checks in Regensburg: The officials found 65 violations

And that the officers are vaccinated is also important.

After all, around 100 checks are carried out a day, the city estimates.

"So far, around 480 restaurants have been checked under infection protection law, as well as arcades, fitness studios, nail salons, tanning salons, hairdressers, barber shops, retail stores, shisha cafes and massage studios," said the city.

According to the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, there are a total of 220 restaurants in Regensburg.

There are also around 150 other localities where you can get food.   

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On the other hand, the number of violations is relatively low: the procedure was carried out 65 times because the employees had to determine incorrect or missing proof of vaccination or recovery.

At the moment , the city cannot say how much that costs at the request of the

, as the fines have not yet been imposed by the central fines office, according to the city.

Overall, however, the city of Regensburg issued around 400 fewer fines and warnings in 2021 than the year before.